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The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students from a girls’ school in Yobe State.

Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State was attacked by insurgents on Monday last week.

The committee, which will be inaugurated today, is expected to submit its report by March 15.

The committee was convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd). Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement yesterday that the committee will be headed by a Major General.

It will be made up of one senior Provost each from the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force.

Others are representatives of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA); Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA); Nigeria Police Force; Department of State Services (DSS); Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

Also on the committee are two representatives of the Yobe State Government and a representative of the Office of the National Security Adviser.

The terms of reference of the committee include ascertaining the circumstances surrounding the abduction of the girls.

It is also to confirm the presence, composition, scale and disposition of security emplaced in Dapchi as well as in the school before the incident and to suggest measures that can lead to the location and rescue of the girls.

The panel is also saddled with recommending measures to prevent future occurrence.

Air Force to deploy more aircraft - NSA

Meanwhile, the National Security Adviser, Major General Muhammad Babagana Munguno (retired) said yesterday that the Nigerian Air Force had deployed 20 aircraft in Maiduguri and 8 others were on their way in a stepped up efforts to search for the abducted girls.

The NSA spoke during a visit to Governor Ibrahim Gaidam at the Government House Damaturu.

“We have also been made aware of the fact that the Nigerian Air Force will step up its operation regardless of the very hard and severe weather condition. The Nigeria police force has also done a lot in supporting these operations as well as the civil defence corps.

“I am directly involved with all the security agencies. From here I will be moving further up towards the Lake Chad region and we are going to visit border areas with some neighbouring countries.

“I have already been speaking with other groups also, local people who have great understanding of the terrain and the conditions among the local people,” the NSA said.

Munguno said the visit to Yobe was to show solidarity not just with the governor but with the people of Yobe State as well.

“I have a personal message of goodwill from President Muhammadu Buhari to you. Even though other members of the (federal) government have come to commiserate and identify with you, my own visit is not too different from theirs but as his principal adviser on security issues, I felt it’s necessary to come along with members of the security community, especially those currently engaged in the search for the over 100 missing girls of Government Girls Science Technical College Dapchi.

“What I want to reassure you is the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari in getting all these girls back.

“This is primary responsibility that rests not just on his shoulder but on mine as well as all my colleagues who are here and those who are operating elsewhere” he said.

“So far, within the last few days, activities have been stepped up. I had a special meeting with the president to discuss this situation and I have activated certain machineries in my office.

“The theatre command has already started working hard on the search 24 hours nonstop. The Nigerian Air Force has deployed 20 aircraft in Maiduguri and 8 others on their way. So far 200 hours have been utilized in flying sorties looking for these girls.

“Back in Abuja, we have set up our own machinery in dealing with this situation. All the security agencies have been working together. The situation room has been expanded – the one in the office of the National Security Adviser that is linked directly to all other security agencies but most importantly to the theatre command over here.

“For now, I have made efforts with my counterparts across the region to try and work and share intelligence together and see how quickly we can bring to an end this very unfortunate situation. But apart from that we are also looking at other measures in dealing with past occurrences and how to forestall any future occurrence.

“This is a commitment that the government has made, and I am very confident that with all the efforts I have seen put together by the security agencies so far, these girls will be rescued.”

What security agents should do, by Gaidam

In his remarks Governor Gaidam said it was unfortunate that prior to the attack, the Army units stationed in Dapchi and Bayamari towns were removed.

He said: “We are therefore of the opinion that there is no reason whatsoever to take that untimely action since Dapchi is the Headquarters of one of the front line Local Governments and Bayamari too is one of the major settlements close to the neighbouring Republic of Niger associated with porous terrain that should be protected. More so, a girls’ boarding school with a student’s enrolment of about 1000 is also situated at Dapchi.

“In keeping with the recent decimation of the Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa forest, early warning signals were issued for imminent attack on some soft targets and therefore that should continue to guide our security operatives in mapping out strategies of combating the marauding insurgents.

“Compliance with that observation should continue to guide the security operatives and indeed all our citizens as a step forward in further achieving the desired objectives of eliminating and ending the activities of the insurgents.

“We however, appreciate that immediately after our meeting with the Federal Government delegation led by the Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of Interior on Sunday, 25th February 2018, the delegation gave orders to the Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to provide security to all the schools in the State.

‘This is a step in the right direction in order to assure parents that their children are safe to stay and study in the schools in the State.’

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/dapchi-girls-major-gen-heads-probe-committee.html

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I have written frequently about the need for churches to be led by teams instead of just one person. A number of pastors and lay leaders have asked how they should go about creating such a leadership team. Though each church will have to weigh the situation of their individual church, the following steps can serve as a guideline for how a pastor or lay leader might gather a leadership team in his church.

1. Pray and seek the will of God to determine if this is the right style of leadership to pursue for your specific church at this specific time. Though healthy churches should be led by teams, sometimes the timing is not right and pastors have to put off creating a leadership team for a short period while they deal with others issues. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you if this is the right time to move forward with this idea.

2. Spend three to six months teaching the congregation why this leadership style would be right for your church at this particular time. Do not just make an announcement on a Sunday morning and expect people to adopt a new leadership style without time to think it through. Preach from a number of scripture passages that demonstrate team leadership. Do not assume that everyone in the church will get on board after one sermon. Preach about it several times before moving forward with changes to the church leadership structure.

3. Ask the congregation to test out this leadership style for one year before actually making any changes to the church constitution or bylaws. People tend to resist structural change when asked to do something they have never done before. Therefore, remove that barrier by asking the congregation to simply experiment with the idea for a while. If the concept does not work, the old way will still be there to go back too. The structure may have to be tweaked a few times anyway, so do not set it in stone until it is worked out. Once the new leadership structure is working effectively, then make the structure official in whatever ways are appropriate.

4. Ask the congregation to set aside those individuals who will be a part of the leadership team. Pray over the group and ask God to give them wisdom as they move forward. Ask God to give them flexibility as they try a new way of leading. Ask God to help them be willing to change mid-stream if the system adopted is not working as well as it should. Elect the individuals to this leadership team if that is what your congregational polity calls for.

5. Create a pastoral care schedule that includes each person on the team. The goal is to spread out the visitation and ministry duties so that the pastor is not doing it all. This not only makes the congregation healthier, but it gives the pastor a break in order to avoid burn-out. Any system that meets that goal will be a success but these options might be considered: splitting the entire congregation up into groups with each team member assigned a group, giving each team member one week a month to do whatever visitation needs to be done, having the team members make any visits that arise on the pastor's day off or when out of town, or having one week a month when the pastor makes no visits and the rest of the team makes all the visits.

6. Create a preaching schedule that includes each person on the team. The schedule can be any system that works for the team, but a suggestion would be that the pastor preaches three Sundays a month and one of the other people from the team preaches one Sunday a month. In a month that has five Sundays, a second person from the team would preach one time. Or, if the congregation prefers that the pastor do most of the preaching on Sunday mornings, then assign mid-week Bible studies and other teaching times to the other members of the team so the pastor can focus on making his Sunday morning sermon the best it can be. This is particularly important if the pastor has to work a second job and has limited time to devote to sermon preparation.

7. The leadership team should meet at least once a month to plan sermon topics and update each other on whom in the congregation received a visit and who still needs one. Spend a day together once a year to plan the major annual focuses of the church.

Source: https://christianlifeministry..com.ng/

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The police in Kaduna have confirmed seven persons killed in a fresh round of violence between Kadara and Hausa youths at Kasuwan Magani town in Kajuru local government of Kaduna State.

The police public relations officer, ASP Mukhtar Hussain Aliyu, who confirmed the breakdown of law and order, said after receiving a distress call in the morning, the commissioner of police quickly dispatched a team led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations) to the area.

He said the unit has been joined by men of Operation Yaki and the mobile police force unit and they have succeeded in bringing the situation under control.

“That is all I can for now, further details would be communicated to you,” he said.

The crisis was said to have started yesterday morning over allegations that a lady was about to be converted to a different faith and the youths from both sides clashed which resulted in a fight and in the process one of the youths was stabbed.

A resident of Kajuru, Malam Bako, who spoke with our correspondent, said more than 10 people may have been killed.

He said, “My friend lost two of his brothers while his house was burnt and as I am talking to you they are bringing more corpses to Kajuru,” he said.

Another source who does not want to be named due to his political exposure confirmed that the casualties were high. He said many houses have been burnt including the two biggest hotels in Kasuwan Magani town.

Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai directed the prosecution of all persons responsible for the mayhem.

The government said security agencies must investigate the incident, arrest and make the perpetrators available for prosecution.

Samuel Aruwan, Governor El-Rufai’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kaduna, shortly after receiving preliminary report of the mayhem.

Aruwan explained that the government condemns the violence, and regrets the wanton loss of lives. He further disclosed that the government has expressed its sympathy to the victims and their families.

He said the government has directed the State Emergency Management Agency to take inventory of damages and provide relief materials with immediate effect.

Last year, there was a similar incident at Kajuru town with fighting going on for two days.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/7-killed-as-violence-rocks-kaduna-community.html

The 36 state chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have endorsed tenure extension for the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led National Working Committee (NWC).

The state party chairmen also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in 2019.

A communiqué signed by Chief Henry Ajomale, the Lagos State APC chairman, passed a vote of confidence on President Buhari, the party’s National Chairman, Chief Odigie-Oyegun and other leaders for what they called numerous achievements despite challenges so far experienced in the country.

They said the decision was taken after a thorough appraisal of the APC government.

The communiqué, issued by the Forum of APC State Chairmen after their meeting in Abuja yesterday, also backed the Senator Bola Tinubu led peace and reconciliation committee and urged the panel to expedite action in reconciling members of the party.

The forum also called on all members of the party to give maximum support to the committee to achieve sustainable peace in the party.

Part of the communiqué read, “The forum hereby also resolved as follows: In view of the short period between the time available for the proposed party congresses and INEC published time-table for conduct of party primaries and general elections, the forum resolved that the tenure of the present officers of the party at all levels be extended by 2 years to avert challenges in the party.

“In view of the reasons as adduced above, and the fact that the present constitution as amended in 2014 has not been fully tested in the short life of the party, the forum resolved that the proposed amendment of the party constitution be suspended.”

Today’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting is expected to endorse the proposal of the state party chairmen, after its consideration last night by the national caucus of the ruling APC which met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

It would be recalled that Daily Trust had earlier reported plans by APC leaders to extend the tenure of the current NWC.

PDP squandered $500bn in 16 years – Buhari

Buhari said the Peoples Democratic Party squandered $500 billion oil earnings in 16 years.

“Nigeria was fast heading for a state of collapse. It is easy to forget the fuel subsidy fraud, arms fund diversion, depleted excess account savings, depleted foreign reserves, massive unpaid debts to contractors and suppliers amidst failure to invest or even maintain our infrastructure namely railways, roads, electricity, in spite of having earned over US$500 billion from Oil & Gas alone, during the 16 years of PDP rule. Lest we forget, we must always remind ourselves of the dire situation in which we came to office.

“Therefore we must not be shy in projecting our tremendous achievements from 2015 to date. The territorial integrity of Nigeria is no longer under threat. A number of security challenges still exist, but they exist in even the most well policed and well secured countries. I am confident that the measures we are taking will tackle the acts of rural banditry, herdsmen/farmers conflicts, communal clashes, kidnappings and other crimes,” he said.

APC must brace up for tough challenges in 2019 – Oyegun

“I wish to note that the road so far has not been smooth sailing, but we have weathered the storm. We must brace ourselves to face and overcome challenges that will come our way this year, and they are going to be tough. Elections are generally very emotive,” he said.

He said he fully supported the Asiwaju Peace Committee constituted to reconcile all aggrieved groups within the party and encouraged all members to support the committee.

Our correspondent reports that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed were among top party members absent as of the time of filing this report (10:00pm).

The meeting, which started at 8:00pm, was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Speaker House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, state governors, members of National Working Committee, members of the National Assembly, members of National Executive Council, former governors, ministers among others.

Battles ahead of APC – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that there are battles ahead of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections.

He said the reconciliation committee headed by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu must be given maximum support and cooperation with a view to getting the party united in purpose and in shape.

The president said this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja last night at a meeting of the national caucus of the party.

He spoke about the party differences in various states, saying “To this end, I have appointed a committee, headed by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a leader of the party, to reconcile differences in various states. We hope the committee will be given maximum support and cooperation to enable it to satisfactorily carry out its work and get the party united in purpose and in shape for the battles ahead.”

President Buhari said for the APC to succeed in winning the 2019 general elections, the constitution of the party must be strictly followed in all actions and decisions.

He said the party could not have been victorious in 2015 without the unity of purpose exhibited in challenging and defeating an incumbent government.

Buhari said, “This unity and success are needed now more than ever because elections are now looming.”

The President said he was aware of opinions and criticisms about the pace of his government. “In particular, the delay in appointments to boards of parastatals. Many boards have been inaugurated so far.”

He said now that the INEC had come out with the timetable for elections in 2019, the party should prepare itself for congresses at wards, local governments, states and the centre.

He said party leaders should also ensure internal democracy and avoid short cuts and illegal manoeuvres, which had characterized the opposition party “with the consequences that they are now divided.”

“The APC has a history of conducting free and fair primaries whenever consensus about any candidacy is not reached. Regardless of the outcomes of the primary processes, it is imperative that we all work together to ensure the victory of our party.”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/apc-state-chairmen-extend-oyegun-s-tenure-by-2-years.html

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Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has assured that the mistake of 2015 and the attendant hardship would be remedied in 2019, “to make Nigeria work again”.

He gave the assurance in his acceptance speech at the weekend during the 2017 Silverbird Awards, where he received the Silverbird Legislative Award in Lagos.

Ekweremadu was quoted in a statement by his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, as reacting to an earlier speech by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, in which he acknowledged that Nigerians were passing through hard times.

He however observed that the House Leader failed to tell Nigerians how things got so bad and how the All Progressives Congress (APC) government intended to pull Nigerians out of the hardship.

He said: “My friend, Hon. Gbajabiamila, admitted that we are passing through difficult times, but he did not go to the extent of telling us how we got there. We have over a hundred students in Yobe, who are now in the forests. We are not sure whether they had food this night. We are not sure of their health situation.

“He didn’t tell us that we have thousands of Nigerians, who are out of school.

“He didn’t tell us how eight million Nigerians, who lost their jobs in 17 months, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, will regain their jobs. He didn’t tell us how we could regain our glory before the international community in terms of fighting corruption. He didn’t tell us how water would flow from our taps again or how power would be restored.

“He didn’t tell us how fuel would get into our cars because today, our filling stations are on the streets- in jerry cans. And they call them APC fillings stations”.

Ekweremandu, however, assured that the bad situations would be fixed in 2019.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/we-ll-make-nigeria-work-again-ekweremadu.html

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Sai baba...APC has turned upside down

Sai baba... APC has upside down

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What are some of the core truths or messages of the Bible? Every Christian has the responsibility to study the Bible for its teachings, precepts and principles on their own, but here, I'll provide an outline of the core teachings of God's Word. Be sure to check all the Biblical references I cite.

Yahweh (from YHWH in Hebrew) Is the only true God (Isaiah 45:5; John 17:3). Yahweh ("Jehovah" in English) is the Creator of everything that is good, both the physical and spiritual, and created things from nothing (Genesis 1:1, 31; Hebrews 11:3). Yahweh is eternal, self-existing, omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and the only one who is purely good and holy (Exodus 3:14; Psalm 139; Matthew 19:17; Isaiah 6:2). Since Yahweh is the only true God and is purely good, only He alone deserves our sincere worship and complete obedience (Revelation 4:11).

Jesus is the divine only begotten Son of Yahweh who originally existed as a Spirit Being, the firstborn of all creation through whom Yahweh created the world (Hebrews 1:2; Colossians 1:15-16; John 1:1-3, 18). He is the exact image of Yahweh, having the same spiritual qualities as God (Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 1:15). Jesus and Yahweh are one spiritually. It is this oneness that Jesus desires all Christians to share and enjoy with one another and with him and his Father (John 14:20; John 17:11). Two thousand years ago, Jesus was miraculously "transferred" (for lack of a better word) into the womb of the virgin Mary by God's Holy Spirit (Luke 1:26-35). By this means, Jesus was born into the world as a human being to fulfill his mission as the Messiah (the "Appointed One," which "Christ" also means). As the Christ, Jesus was sent by Yahweh to be a willing sacrifice to die in the place of sinners to pay the penalty for their sins, so those who actively trust in him will be forgiven of their sins and receive eternal life to be lived with Yahweh and Jesus (John 3:16; Hebrews 9:26-27; Hebrews 10:4-22). After Jesus was executed, he was resurrected by God on the third day, and then forty days later ascended back to heaven where he currently reigns only second in line to Yahweh and waits for his enemies to be made the footstool for his feet (1 Corinthians 15:1-9; Acts 1:1-11; Hebrews 10:12-13; Ephesians 1:20-23; 1 Corinthians 15:27). On Yahweh's appointed day, Jesus will return to Earth to establish his 1000-year reign over Earth (Acts 1:11; Revelation 20:4 - . Afterward, he will hand the Kingdom back to Yahweh (1 Corinthians 15:24-28).

The Holy Spirit is Yahweh's creative power that He uses to perform His deeds, including the creation of the world and the resurrection of Jesus from the dead (Genesis 1:2; Romans 8:11). Yahweh gives His Holy Spirit to each genuine Christian upon their sincere profession of faith in Jesus Christ; the indwelling Spirit then helps the Christian to live a life that is pleasing to Yahweh (John 7:37-40; Titus 3:5-6). To walk by the Spirit is to submit to the Spirit's guidance according to God's will (Galatians 5:16-21). The Spirit will develop the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the Christian which is a bundle of Christ-like qualities such as love, goodness, peace, meekness, and faith (Galatians 5:22-23). The Holy Spirit given to a Christian acts as the guarantee that he or she will inherit the Kingdom of God and all His blessings (Ephesians 1:13-14; Ephesians 4:30; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22).

The entire Bible, from Genesis in the Old Testament (the Hebrew Scriptures called the Tanakh) to Revelation in the New Testament (Greek Scriptures), is written ("God-breathed" by Yahweh God Almighty, and is therefore His very word (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 3:15-16; Revelation 1:1-3; Revelation 22:18-20). Since the Bible is written by Yahweh through His chosen "secretaries," then His Word must be read, studied, taught, and followed by all, as it contains timeless truths, principles, and precepts for righteous living according to God's will (Psalm 119; Psalm 1; 2 Timothy 3:16-17). Only when we study the Bible will we be able to learn who Yahweh and Jesus are, how we can properly worship and serve Yahweh, what Yahweh plans for humanity, how we can please Him and enjoy a sacred relationship with Him, and what we must do to fulfill the purpose for which we are created. The Word of God answers life's colossal questions such as "Where have we come from" and "Where will we go?" Since the Bible is the Word of God, no one should add to it (Proverbs 30:6). It is the only authorized written Word from God.

The first two humans, Adam and Eve, were created by Yahweh "very good," which meant that they were sinless (Genesis 1:31). They were created in the image of Yahweh, so they had some of the spiritual attributes and capabilities like God, such as having the ability to love, to hate, get angry, and think and reason (Genesis 1:26-27). It also meant that they were granted with free will, the freedom to make moral choices, such as to obey God or to disobey God. In order to enable them to exercise their free will, Yahweh gave them a single law for them to obey or disobey: "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die." (Genesis 2:16-17, WEB) The penalty for disobeying this law was death. By their free will, Adam and Eve chose to disobey this law by eating from the tree, so Yahweh punished them with death (Genesis 3:19).

Sin is the violation of God's laws, as crimes are violations of manmade laws (1 John 3:4). All unrighteousness is sin (1 John 5:17). Those who commit sins are called sinners or transgressors of the Law (James 2:9-11).

The fall of humanity occurred when Adam and Eve disobeyed Yahweh. From then onward, sin entered into humanity, as each person born since then has inherited a sin nature from Adam and Eve when they fell into sin (Romans 5:12). Yahweh has established that the penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23). This means that anyone who is ever born will be punished with death, as the sin nature causes a person to sin. No one has been able to perfectly obey the laws of God (Romans 3:10-12, 23).
Death is the state of non-existence; it is the same condition as before one is born. when people die, their bodies return to the dust as God had said (Genesis 3:19). Those who have died do not know anything and have no thoughts (Psalm 146:3-4). Death is compared to "sleep" in the Bible (Daniel 12:2) because like a long, unconscious period of time during sleep, every person will "wake up" (be resurrected) to receive judgment. Thus, this is what Hebrews 9:27 refers to: "appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment." So every person dies once, and then upon resurrection, they receive judgment: eternal life or eternal death.

Salvation through genuine faith in Jesus is the gift Yahweh has presented to humanity to undo the affects of the fall of humanity (Ephesians 2:8; Romans 5:9-21). In this plan of salvation, Jesus offered himself as a willing sacrifice to die in the place of the sinner to pay for the penalty for their sins so they themselves will not have to die eternally (Hebrews 9:26-28; Isaiah 53:4-5, 10). Once a person confesses their sins, repents, and trust in Jesus for their salvation from eternal death, that person will receive the Holy Spirit which helps the new Christian live in accordance with God's principles and precepts (Matthew 4:17; Acts 2:38; Acts 26:20; Acts 16:30-31; John 3:16; Titus 3:5-6). By this, the Christian is born again into a new creation, with a new life and heart that aims to please Yahweh (2 Corinthians 5:17). Without Yahweh's salvation, every human being will be destined to die eternally, since every person is a sinner and that the penalty for sin is death.

Biblical faith is active trust in Yahweh and Jesus, not a passive belief in their existence. This faith is like a "title deed," a legal document you have that proves that you will certainly own what you don't see yet (Hebrews 11:1). It is this faith in God and in Jesus that makes a person justified in God's sight and is required for salvation (Genesis 15:16; Romans 5:1; Romans 3:21-31). A person who does not trust Yahweh will not please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Genuine faith is proven by our actions, for faith without works is dead or meaningless (James 2:20). Even demons believe God (James 2:19), but their faith is the passive kind that simply believes that God exists, not the active kind that trusts in God at all times at all costs. Therefore, we must avoid the faith the demons have. We must live out our faith daily. The way to do so is to study the Bible, apply its principles to our lives, and instruct others in its teachings (2 Timothy 2:2, 24-26; 2 Timothy 4:1-5).

The resurrection is the event where Yahweh will raise up all the dead from death to be judged by Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:12-23; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 2:5-16). The righteous (those who put faith in Yahweh and in Jesus) will receive immortality, while the wicked will receive eternal death (John 5:28-29; Daniel 12:2; 1 Corinthians 15:52-54). The resurrection of the righteous will occur upon Jesus' return to Earth at his second coming, right before he begins his thousand-year reign over Earth (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:23). The righteous, particularly those appointed by Christ, will reign with him during the Millennium (Revelation 20:5-6; Luke 22:28-30). The resurrection of the rest will occur at the end of the Millennium (Revelation 20:13-15). Any person who is not found in the book of life will be sentenced to the second death, which is eternal death (the first death is temporary and is what every person goes through prior to Jesus' return) (Revelation 20:13-15).

The rapture of genuine Christians will occur immediately following the resurrection of the righteous upon Jesus return to Earth. The rapture is simply the act whereby Christians are caught up into the sky to meet Jesus as he returns. From then onward, Christians will live with Yahweh and Christ forever (1 Thessalonians 4:17).

Will you put Biblical faith in Jesus Christ for your salvation to be part of the rapture and the resurrection of the righteous unto eternal life? If you haven't already, begin studying the Word of God to deepen your understanding and relationship with Yahweh and Jesus today, and you'll discover the true purpose of life!

Source: https://christianlifeministry..com.ng

BuhariMustGo2019

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to meet with state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) tonight at the conference hall of the Wife of the President, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting might be a follow-up to the Daura meeting which was held at the president’s private resident last Friday.

The Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, told newsmen after a closed door meeting with President Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, that their mission was merely to condole with the President over the loss of two members of his extended family.

He dismissed media reports that their mission to Daura was aimed at convincing the President to seek re-election in the 2019 presidential election.

The governor, however, stated that the governors would meet with the president soon to deliberate on the 2019 election.

NAN gathered that tonight’s meeting of the president with the APC governors was meant to convince President Buhari on the need to seek re-election in 2019.

The APC governors had earlier attended the meeting of the Council of State, presided over by President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/2019-apc-governors-meet-president-buhari-tonight.html

Chai! Churches has turned to something else nowadays...No truth, No love.

Yobe State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, has retracted the statement issued earlier on the rescue of school girls abducted by Boko haram militants in Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, in Yobe state.

Governor Gaidam, who was at the Palace of the district head in Dapchi town to console parents and residents over the unfortunate incident, said there was no established case of abduction on the school girls to this day.

"Until now, we have no certainly that these boys (Boko haram) have taken these girls.

We should keep praying so that God reveal the whereabouts of the girls.

"We directed the soldiers and security personnel to go anywhere the girls are said to have been seen and find them. I am together with the GOC, Brig-Gen Garba. His men went to places that the girls were said to have been sighted but, for the past two days, wherever the troops go, they were only told that it was a convoy of Boko haram passing through the villages but they didn't see any girls.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/military-has-not-rescued-any-abducted-girl-yobe-governor.html

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Hausa proverb

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'Gari ya waye' in Hausa dsnt mean what they wrote dia


'Gari ya waye' means 'it is morning'...OP,where you get this your news from?

Residents of Gaidam town has defied 9:00pm curfew hour in jubilation to welcome the rescued schoolgirls.

Daily Trust gathered late Wednesday night that children, men, women including house wives lined up on the Maine-Sorroa Street where they received the schoolgirls amidst cheers.

The children rallying on bicycles were chanting a slogan "Gari ya waye” in Hausa language which means “the insurgents are no longer threat.”

The rescued schoolgirls in a convoy of several vehicles with military and hunters drove into the Gaidam military base.

Malam Usman Kura, said for three years, he has not come out of his house around this hour.

"But today is a happy day, we are very excited. So my entire family has come to witness their return. All in this town are agog over their rescue", he said.

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